Voting Reform Sought in Ohio Under Gilligan
Gov elect Gilligan pushes electoral reform to boost participation in Ohio. Plans include lowering the voting age to 18, broader registration, longer voting hours, and turnout programs, arguing tech enables easier participation. Secretary of State Brown backs moving primaries to late summer and broader registration in four counties.
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Columbus
Ohio
John J. Gilligan
Walker
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Nixon outlines goals to achieve peace and prosperity by 1972
President Nixon expressed hope for better results by 1972, highlighting troop withdrawals from Vietnam and economic aims of full employment and growth without major controls. He cited Kent State and Jackson State shootings and the Wisconsin bombing as deep concerns, while signaling possible summit talks with the Soviets if needed to advance arms limits and Middle East peace efforts.
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Washington
Nixon
South Vietnam
Congress
White House
Kent State University
Jackson State College
University of Wisconsin
North Vietnam
Middle East
United States
Soviet Union
U.S
Egypt
Rhodes delivers farewell address to Ohio legislators
Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes, leaving office at noon, lauded eight years of growth focus on jobs and a business friendly climate. He urged accelerated job oriented education, proposed future safety and planning offices, and urged unified federal pollution standards while noting Lake Erie requires regional action with the Detroit River as a prerequisite.
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Columbus
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Rhodes
Ohio General Assembly
John J. Gilligan
Department of Public Safety
GOP
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Consumer Groups Object To FDA Research Plans
Consumer groups oppose an FDA plan to rely on industry funded research to shape food labeling rules. CRI would conduct free field tests costing up to 100000 to aid regulations, funded by grocery manufacturers. Critics warn industry funding taints findings and decision quality.
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FDA
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Robert Choate
Fox
Consumer Research Institute
CRI
Washington, D.C
Institute
Raymond C. Stokes
Stokes
James D. Grant
Erma Angevine
Consumer Federation of America
Court rules federal housing programs must curb segregation
The Third Circuit holds that Civil Rights Acts require agencies to study each new project’s impact on racial integration. Judge John J. Gibbons says promoting integration is not the only goal but must be weighed against rehabilitation or minority housing needs. Edwin W. Wolf calls the ruling potentially far reaching.
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Philadelphia
U.S. 3Rd Circuit Court of Appeals
John J. Gibbons
Supreme Court
Edwin W. Wolf
The
Lawyers Committee For Civil Rights
Trials of Jews in Leningrad Postponed Another Day
Moscow reports two more trials in Leningrad have been postponed for one day with no explanation. Leningrad court officials would not confirm the reports when reached by phone. The government limited foreign press access to the trials.
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Moscow
Leningrad
Train Robber's Son Killed in Australian Crash
The 10 year old Nicholas Biggs son of Ronald Biggs died in a car crash near Kilsyth, 20 miles east of Melbourne. His mother and younger brother Farley, 3, were treated for shock and minor injuries at a Melbourne hospital.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ronald Biggs
Britain
Kilsyth
Nicholas Biggs
Four Accused In Laporte Death Inquire Names
Montreal report states four Quebec separatists Paul Rose 27 Jacques 23 Francis Simard 23 and Bernard Lortie 19 faced murder charges after a coroner's inquest found them responsible for the kidnapping and killing of provincial Labor Minister Pierre Laporte abducted by the FLQ on October 10 and strangled a week later on October 17.
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Montreal
Quebec
Pierre Laporte
Jacques Ducros
Paul Rose
Jacques
Francis Simard
Bernard Lortie
Jacques Trahan
Laporte
Front de Liberation du Quebec
FLQ
Obscure SMUD page teases entertainment and sports notes
A garbled newspaper fragment mentions SMUD content with headings for entertainment sports and television sections. Readable terms hint at page layout and feature teasers but no clear events or names are identifiable.
Mid East Peace Efforts Resume at United Nations
United Nations New York U N special envoy Gunnar Jarring restarts Arab Israeli talks after a boycott by Israel ends. Israeli Ambassador Tekoah arrives with new instructions for procedural talks and possible substantive discussions. Egyptian Ambassador El Zayyat returns for consultations and expected meetings with Jarring.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
Yosef Tekoah
Jarring
Egypt
Jordan
Tekoah
New York
Mohammed H. El-Zayyat
Gun-Toting Bank Robbers Face Two Federal Penalties
The 3.5 billion anti crime bill signed by President Nixon creates dual charges for crimes committed with a firearm. First offenders who carry a gun during a federal crime face a mandatory one to ten year sentence, with provisions expanding Safe Streets Act grants and protection for government officials.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
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CBS
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NBC
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